Once you nibble on these Instant Pot Green Beans and Bacon , you won’t go back! They are simply heavenly as the green beans are cooked in bacon, onions and garlic. The flavors are divine!
Now some folks are saying, well, I can saute green beans in my skillet. Yes, you can, but, you can’t make 3 lbs of green beans in a skillet!
Green Beans are a staple in homes across America! Whether you enjoy the traditional Green Bean Casserole Recipe or Roasted Green Beans you’re gonna be impressed with how simple, easy and delicious this recipe is to put together.
I like to put the kids to work trimming the green beans, while I am chopping up the bacon and onions for this recipe. It’s team work, that brings these Green Beans and Bacon recipe together. Then, it’s the quickness of the Instant Pot that does the real work!
What is Green Beans and Bacon Recipe?
It’s just that, Green Beans and Bacon! I like to add in a little onion and garlic for flavor. Once the Green Beans and Bacon have cooked, I throw on some salt and pepper. You are gonna want what seems like a lot of salt 😉
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How to Make Green Beans and Bacon – Step by Step
There’s a few different ways that you can make Green Beans and Bacon. You can make Green Beans and Bacon in the Crock-Pot, on the stove top, in the oven and now in the Instant Pot!
First, you’ll want to wash and trim the green beans.
Next, add everything into the Instant Pot. First, add in the green beans and then the onion.
Be sure to add the garlic next.
And you can’t forget the bacon!!!!
Make sure valve is set to sealing and NOT venting.
Set your Instant Pot to Pressure Cook and set the timer to 7 minutes.
Allow the Instant Pot to do it’s thing. After the beeper has gone off, give it 2-3 minutes to let it vent by itself. Then carefully, move the valve to VENTING. BE CAREFUL the steam will escape rather quickly!
Once the steam has escaped all the way (you won’t be able to see anymore steam) you can now open the lid to the Instant Pot. It’s still super hot, so be careful when removing the lid.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Watch me make them live…
Tips for Making the Perfect Green Beans and Bacon Recipe
This recipe is really pretty easy to make!
- If you are using pre-packaged green beans that are already trimmed, add ¼ c of water with the green beans into the Instant Pot.
- If you are using fresh green beans, as long as you rinse them off in water you are good and DO NOT need to add any water (this is the process I use!).
- Using canned green beans? Great, drain and add to the instant pot. No need to add water.
- Don’t add salt to the Instant Pot before the cooking process, it will evaporate.
- Overcook the bacon! Trust me on this. During the cooking process, the bacon becomes soft again due to all the steam. It won’t be crunchy. If you want crunchy bacon, add more bacon to the Instant Pot after the cooking process, before you serve.
Variations to Green Beans and Bacon Recipe
- Substitute bacon for ham.
- After the cooking process you can add tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, etc.
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Green Beans and Bacon in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 3 lbs green beans trimmed
- 1 onion diced
- 3 slices bacon cooked & chopped
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
Instructions
- Place green beans, onion, garlic and bacon into the Instant Pot.
- Be sure to stir until mixed well.
- Place lid on Instant Pot ensurring the valve is set to SEALING.
- PRESSURE COOK on HIGH for 6 minutes.
- Once the beeper goes off on the Instant Pot, allow to self steam for 2-3 minutes. When there is no more steam coming out, go ahead and carefully move the valve to VENTING. Be careful as there will be a lot of steam escaping.
- After the venting has happened and no more steam is escape, remove the lid. Be careful as it is still hot and will steam.
- Season according to taste, with salt and pepper.
Video
Notes
- If you are using pre-packaged green beans that are already trimmed, add ¼ c of water with the green beans into the Instant Pot. If you rinsed and washed your green beans there's no need to add any water as the steam from the instant pot will leave them super soggy.
This recipe doesn’t say anything about adding liquid to instant pot
If you wash the green beans, there is plenty of water that you don’t need it. However, if you are using packaged and pre-trimmed green beans add 1/4 c of water.
Very good, but what did you mean about substituting bacon for the ham? The recipe has bacon to begin with, not ham. Is there another recipe with ham that you meant to suggest that on? I didn’t see one, only the one with bacon.
Just the fact that if you don’t have bacon you can use cubed ham or leftover ham and cut it into chunks. All it is is another variation!
6 minutes seems like a long time….are the beans really soft? If you wanted them a bit crisper could you reduce the cooking time?
these look yummy, what is the serving size? I’m on weight watchers TIA
apologies in advance if this post twice internet acting up
They are a little soft, but, not mushy. You could most certainly reduce the time for a crisper bean. My family (husband and two girls!) have made them dozens of times with different cook times and this was the one they all agreed on!
Hi Tammy!
That can be found in the printable version here –> https://myheavenlyrecipes.com/green-beans-and-bacon-in-the-instant-pot-video/#wprm-recipe-container-115949 — This feeds 4-6 people generously with 3 lbs of green beans!
What about frozen beans? Should I add water and how should I adjust the cooking time?
If you throw in a touch (1 T) of vinegar, it will send the, over the moon. Our absolute favorite green beans.
We will have to try that next time! Hopefully the girls don’t mind!
We don’t use frozen beans, so I can’t say for sure as I haven’t tested the recipe that way. However, the frozen green beans will extract moisture in the instant pot from the freezing process. It doesn’t need any additional added water. I would of course increase the cooking time a few minutes since you are working with frozen green beans. If you try it this way, let me know how it turns out and I can adjust the post above to include the frozen green bean cooking process for others!
do not have an instant pot, would it work on old fashion pressure cooker?
Yes Barbara!
HOW DO YOU DO THEM IN CROCK POT?????HOW LONG ETC TKS
Hi! Here is a link to how we do them in the crock-pot! https://myheavenlyrecipes.com/crock-pot-green-beans/
Can’t wait to try this recipe. Just like Grandma used to make in her pressure cooker.
Can I cook the bacon first and cho]can I cook the bacon first cripy add frozen fresh green beans then added all the stuffonion and garlic in a regular pot covered for 7minutes or add baacon
You don’t need to do this in a Instant Pot. However, it’s A LOT faster and can make more than a pan can do on the stove! We use to do the Crock-Pot method previous to coming up with this recipe –> https://myheavenlyrecipes.com/crock-pot-green-beans/